# PhishDestroy threat dossier — web3chains.online
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Fetched:   2026-06-07 16:16:30 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/web3chains.online/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: cryptocurrency
Targeted brand: Coinbase (and: metamask)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      2/93 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Gridinsoft, SOCRadar
Public blocklists: listed on 4 independent blocklists
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      198.251.89.220 (US, Cheyenne)
ASN:             ASAS53667 PONYNET, US
Hosting org:     AS53667 FranTech Solutions
Registrar:       PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com
Nameservers:     ns27.asurahosting.com, ns27.my-control-panel.com, ns28.asurahosting.com, ns28.my-control-panel.com
Registered:      2025-12-18
Page title:      Home - Web3-chains - A crypto buy and sell marketplace

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / R12
Expires:    2026-05-18
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: fd285e3e352b65f982cf344d1d1f3fb286a7f33c06d0947a44adf059364d7505

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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Status: CLOSED — no report required.
This domain was neutralised before the abuse-report cycle could be dispatched — either
the hosting provider / registrar suspended it on their own, the DNS went dead, or the
operator abandoned the infrastructure. PhishDestroy keeps the evidence bundle on file
for audit but no formal notice was sent.

## TIMELINE
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Domain registered: 2025-12-18 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2025-12-23 12:49:48 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-07 00:44:04 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-03-15 12:08:55 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019b4b3b-5ce0-7434-807c-16f849d6d5ab/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/web3chains.online
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.web3chains.online
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=web3chains.online
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/web3chains.online
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/web3chains.online/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-07 00:44:04 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

Threat Overview  
web3chains.online is a confirmed phishing domain that impersonates Coinbase. The domain is currently down/taken down and has a high threat score of 85/100.

Risk Indicators  
- 2 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal flagged this domain as malicious  
- The domain is listed on 4 public blocklists  
- The domain was created on 2025-12-18  
- Vendors that flagged it include Gridinsoft and SOCRadar  

Technical Details  
- Registrar: PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com (IN)  
- Hosting IP: 198.251.89.220  
- VirusTotal: 2 out of 95 security vendors flagged this domain as malicious  

Recommendations  
- Block and report this domain immediately via your threat-intel platform  
- Monitor for any new domains that may emerge from the same registrar  
- Educate users about the risks of phishing attacks impersonating well-known brands like Coinbase

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon SHA-256:       3cfe0bd2a4fee7847e0114f98b1a3447b1ca278bf901edb3cdd4b7ddcf40c500
TLS cert SHA-256:      fd285e3e352b65f982cf344d1d1f3fb286a7f33c06d0947a44adf059364d7505

## SCORING METHODOLOGY
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Composite score is NOT derived from VirusTotal alone. PhishDestroy aggregates:
  - VirusTotal positive ratio
  - Public blocklist consensus (MetaMask, ScamSniffer, OpenPhish, PhishTank, URLhaus,
    CryptoFirewall, SEAL, Polkadot, Enkrypt, Phishunt, DiscordPhishing, PhishingDB)
  - Cloaking detection (HTTP 666 or rendering delta between bot and real visitor)
  - DNS-filter consensus (Quad9, CleanBrowsing, NextDNS, AdGuard, Cloudflare, etc.)
  - AlienVault OTX pulses + Cloudflare Radar + Google Safe Browsing
  - URLScan / URLQuery verdicts
  - Brand-impersonation heuristics (DOM analysis of forms, logos, wording)
  - Known phishing-kit fingerprinting (favicon hash, JS obfuscation signatures)
  - Wallet-drainer family classification (Angel, MS, Rainbow, Pink, Inferno, ...)
  - Free-TLS vs paid-cert ratio (throwaway infrastructure signal)
  - Registrar/hosting abuse history (this registrar's track record)
  - Human researcher sign-off (volunteer takedown team)

A domain present in our database is ALREADY flagged. A low VT count by itself does
NOT mean the domain is safe — new scam domains routinely show 0/95 VT for their
first 7–30 days while actively draining wallets. Always cross-reference the composite
score and the individual indicators above, not just VT.

## CORRECTIONS / APPEALS
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Full HTML report:  https://phishdestroy.io/domain/web3chains.online/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=web3chains.online
Appeal a flag:     https://phishdestroy.io/appeals/  (responded to within 48 hours, FP rate <0.01%)
Submit a report:   https://t.me/PhishDestroy_bot

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